Justine Heninwill miss the rest of the 2010 season as she recovers from an elbow injury. The 28-year-old former No. 1 sustained the injury at Wimbledon in July and said on her website she would not be able to practice again until October.

“I took several medical examinations and it is going in the right direction,” she said. “But it is still a slow recovery, so I need to be patient again until the end of 2010.”

SOCCER: Anelka snubs France

Nicolas Anelka says he isn’t interested in playing again for France, a day after he received an 18-match suspension from the national soccer team for his outburst against the coach during the World Cup.

The French Football Federation suspended the Chelsea striker Tuesday for his profane tirade against then-coach Raymond Domenech during France’s 2-0 loss to Mexico at the World Cup. Anelka was sent home, prompting

all 23 French players to boycott a

practice session.

“Who said I wanted to play again in blue?” he said in yesterday’s editions of Soir newspaper in France, adding “for me, after the World Cup in South Africa, the French team is now history.”

* The U.S. men will play Poland in

an exhibition game Oct. 9 at Soldier

Field in Chicago.

BOXING: No Margarito license

Former welterweight champ Antonio Margarito was denied a license to fight in California, leaving a significant hurdle in the way of a proposed bout against Manny Pacquiao. Margarito was suspended for at least a year after an illegal, plaster-like substance was found in his hand wraps before a January 2009 bout against Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

* Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Shannon Briggs of the U.S. in Hamburg on Oct. 16.

ETC.: Fresno, Nevada WAC out

Fresno State and Nevada accepted invitations to join the Mountain West Conference, which has added three prominent members of Western Athletic Conference in the last two months. Boise State is already bound for the MWC next year.

* The Seahawks traded defensive end and former first-round pick Lawrence Jackson to the Lions for an undisclosed draft choice in 2011.

* Former NFL QB Jeff Garcia signed with the Omaha Nighthawks, an expansion team in the United Football League.

* Michael Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Pan Pacific championships last night in Irvine, Calif. Phelps touched in 1 minute, 54.11 seconds, fastest in the world this year.

* Steve Williams said he doesn’t believe his job as Tiger Woods’ caddie is under any threat, despite media speculation about their 11-year association.